[blindweightwatcher] Re: Newbie
- From: "Veronica Smith" <madison_tewe@xxxxxxxxx>
- To: <blindweightwatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx>
- Date: Wed, 17 Jun 2009 14:14:35 -0600
It has a formula in it that determines the point value of the item you will
be eating. Let me give you the formula as the slide rule is not blind
person friendly.
The 3 things you want to look at on each package is: total calories per
serving, total dietary fiber and total fat. Unless you have other issues
with your health such as an intolerance to sugar or salt, this is all we
need.
First look at fiber and for each gram of fiber add 12.25 up to 4 grams. Ex.
If you see that an item has 4 grams of fiber you can subtract 50 from the
total calories.
So for instance, a fiber one bar has 150 calories and 9 grams of dietary
fiber, you take the 150 and subtract 50 and your total is now 100 calories
for that item- 2 points.
Now the hard part comes. To figure out points with fat grams, tate the
total fat grams and divide that number by 12. For example, if you have an
item with 3 grams of fat and you divide it by 12, your answer is .2. If the
number is greater than .5 you would have to add another point. and if you
have 2 points already and add .2
Now you are confused and so was I at the beginning, but this is how the
slide rule works.
Good luck. V
-----Original Message-----
From: blindweightwatcher-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
[mailto:blindweightwatcher-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nefertiti
Matos Olivares
Sent: Saturday, June 13, 2009 7:26 AM
To: blindweightwatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
Subject: [blindweightwatcher] Re: Newbie
Thanks ever so much for your welcome, Veronica. I'm rather impressed
by your weight loss as I'm sure you must be. I plan to attend a
meeting this week and I thank you for giving me hints as to how to
approach the leader and letting me know what resources there are for
blind folks. What is this "slide rule point" you speak of?
All my best,
Nef
On 6/13/09, Veronica Smith <madison_tewe@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> Welcome to this list, my name is Veronica and I have been a WW member for
> 1.5 years. I lost 56 lbs and have kept them off. I became a Life timer
last
> March. The way I can keep up with the others at WW is I received all the
> meeting materials on CD. You can get them free from WW. Make sure and
tell
> the manager there that you are sight impaired and they can order them free
> of charge. If Braille is your druthers, you can also get all materials in
> Braille. You cannot get the recipe books or restaurant guide in this
> format, but if you join on line- get the internet deal, you can look up
just
> about anything.
> Let me know if you need any pointers for figuring out the slide rule point
> finder. I can do it without looking now. By the way I am totally blind.
V
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: blindweightwatcher-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> [mailto:blindweightwatcher-bounce@xxxxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Nefertiti
> Matos Olivares
> Sent: Friday, June 12, 2009 5:29 PM
> To: blindweightwatcher@xxxxxxxxxxxxx
> Subject: [blindweightwatcher] Newbie
>
> Heya WW members!
>
> I'm new to this whole Weight Watchers thing and I'm so glad to have
> found such a valuable resource. I've not officially begun as I yet to
> attend a meeting. I know that WW works with a lot of handouts and the
> like and I, not being able to read small print, wanted to first find
> out how other visually impaired folks get by such a hurtle. So how
> about it? How have you all managed to keep up with the rest?
>
> So glad to be here,
>
> Nef
>
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